(A great advantage of the Bulk Rename tool in Thunar is the ability of having a list of files outside the file manager that can be modified easily by drag&drop.)īut once you understand how it works it can be useful. This tool seem less intuitive and complicated for simple operations. I have used Thunar bulk rename for a long time but the above is much more complex and has a feature that I was missing, the option to undo changes. Sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8 Here's its presentation at the above address: There is another tool mentioned there that seems the most advanced: Metamorphose2 I have found a lot of details on tools already mentioned under this question at, and I have edited the answers mentioning them in order to add such details. The tool can be started separately though, and can even be integrated as a custom menu action in other files managers like Dolphin and Nautilus.Įxample for Dolphin: create the file ~/.local/share/kservices5/sktop with these lines: It cannot be installed separately from Thunar but the latter brings very few specific dependencies and can be installed easily. If you prefer to use a different file manager, you may still use this tool.
Some details also here (mentioning other tools too).
Batch file rename tools windows#
It has different options of action, which together may come close to those of the Windows tool. Selecting multiple files in Thunar and selecting "rename" opens the tool, but it can also be started separately. Locate the Select Rule dropdown menu on the extreme left and click it to view all the renaming rules.There is the Bulk Rename utility, which is part of Thunar, the default file manager of XFCE desktop environment (the one used by Xubuntu). So let’s check the 10 different renaming rules on offer. Click the Add Folder once you’re done.Īnd from here onwards the entire procedure stays the exact same whether you want to rename certain/ all files within a folder or if you want to rename folders. Navigate to the target folders from the folder tree on the left, click them to add them to the Selected Folders pane. If this is what you want, click the Folders subtab and then click on the Add Folders button. Remember you can even use Easy File Renamer to rename folders. You can’t add multiple folders in one go, so you will have to repeat this process all over if you want to rename all the files from multiple folders. Now click the Add Files button and simply click the folder and click OK. If you want to get all the files renamed inside a folder, select the All Files from a Folder radio box.
If you want to add a large number of files that are situated in quick succession, select multiple files at once by dragging the mouse pointer and then click the Open button. Now click the Add Files button, navigate to and open up the concerning folder and then double click the files to add them. If you’re going for the files option, you have to choose between Files (if you want to rename a few files that are located inside a folder), or All Files from a Folder (if you want to rename all the files in a folder) options. Next, you have to choose between the Files and Folders subtabs.
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